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Today (31) is Halloween, an American holiday. In Korea, for a few years, the quarantine authorities were very nervous as they spent the day mainly meeting and having parties among young people. This is because it could be an opportunity for the crown to spread like the situation at the Itaewon club last May. Right now, since last night, there have been worrying situations in Seoul and the metropolitan area.
This is reporter Jo Yoon-ha.
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Itaewon in Seoul last night. People take photos of each other in makeup, followed by people walking the streets.
[이태원 방문 시민 : 젊음을 즐기러 나왔어요. 집에 있기 답답해서 나오는 거죠.]The merchants’ association tried to fight quarantine, such as installing quarantine doors on streets and closing major clubs, but the distance was not well kept due to crowds being packed.
[이태원 방문 시민 : 저희 금방 사진만 찍고 갈 거예요. 일찍. 코로나 걸릴까봐…. 그런데 이렇게 돌아다니는 건 안 걸릴 것 같아서 나왔는데….]
At the same time, in front of Hongdae, a business was discovered that was registered as a general restaurant and created a dance space.
[서울 마포구청 위생과 직원 : 손님들이 안에서 춤을 추고 있어 가지고. (추고 있었어요?) 네, 저희가 동영상을 찍었거든요?]Some companies have turned off QR code equipment.
[업소 관계자 : 휴대전화가 아예 꺼져 가지고. 충전 중이라고 나오거든요.]When the Joint Enforcement Team went through the inspection, urgent instructions were heard from the staff radio team in a bar.
[술집 직원 무전장비 : 테이블에 다 앉혀. 사람들 테이블에 다 앉혀.]As Seoul clubs closed, people flocked to metropolitan area cities like Suwon and Seongnam.
[핼러윈 즐기려고 왔어요. 전 서울 사는데요. 잠실 쪽이요.]An executive order was issued not to exceed one person for every 4 square meters in an entertainment bar in Suwon, but more than 100 people shout and dance together.
Some did not even wear masks.
[파티! 파티! 파티!] [서울 지금 다 막혔잖아요. 그래서 다 수원으로 내려온 사람 많아서…. 더 많은 것 같아요.]He’s in front of a club in Suwon.
It’s 3:18 am, so it’s past midnight, but the club door behind me is packed with people trying to get in.
When I enter, hundreds of people dance in a small space.
In Seoul, 14 of the 230 companies subject to inspection were detected for violating quarantine regulations, and in Busan, an entertainment bar was forcefully seized after receiving guests for exceeding the area’s standard.
(Video coverage: Choi Woong Choi, Kyungmoon Jung, Video editing: Jongtae Kim, VJ: Jonggap Kim)
